LOS ANGELES -- The Associated Press has learned that David Hernandez will remain on “American Idol,” despite his past as a male stripper.
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Hernandez will perform Tuesday night as planned, said a person close to the show who is not authorized to comment publicly and asked not to be identified.
A strip club manager confirmed to The AP on Monday that the 24-year-old from Glendale, Ariz., was a stripper at Dick’s Cabaret in Phoenix for three years before joining the Fox singing competition. Fox has declined to comment on Hernandez or his status.
“Idol” contestants are narrowed down this week to the final 12 finalists. All the singers, including Hernandez, have been unavailable for interviews.
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